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Giacomo Giannini (LSE Philosophy) and Tom Schoonen (University of Amsterdam) published their new paper ‘Relational Troubles Structuralist Worries for an Epistemology of Powers-Based Modality’ in ‘The Philosophical Quarterly’.

Abstract Dispositionalism is the theory of modality that grounds all modal truths in powers: all metaphysically possible and necessary truths are to be explained by pointing to some actual power, or […]

The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) seeks to recruit a Post-Doctoral Research Officer. This is a fixed-term appointment for 2 years. The application deadline is 28 February 2023.

The post-doctoral Research Officer will work in Jonathan Parry’s ‘Not in My Name: The Ethics of Acting For Others’ (NOTINMYNAME) project, funded by the UKRI. The position is tenable […]

LSE Philosophy Assistant Professor Lewis Ross just published his new paper ‘The curious case of the jury-shaped hole: A plea for real jury research’ in The International Journal of Evidence & Proof

Abstract: Criminal juries make decisions of great importance. A key criticism of juries is that they are unreliable in a multitude of ways, from exhibiting racial or […]

LSE Philosophy opened its application process for the 2023 PhD programme starting in September. Applications close 13 January 2023.

The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method is a world-leading centre for research in philosophy, especially in the areas of rational choice theory and formal epistemology; philosophy of science; and moral and political philosophy. 

The Faculty of Public Health has released a collection of essays reflecting on the paternalism debate in public health practice and policy.

The report was compiled by LSE Philosophy Assistant Professor Jonathan Parry, Jessica Begon (Durham University) and Farhang Tahzib (UK Faculty of Public Health). The collection contains an essay by Parry and Begon on ‘Paternalism and Public Health: Mapping […]